12 spring break locations within driving distance of Charlotte, sorted and mapped
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Adults get spring break, right?
No?
Long weekends and daydreams will have to do, but if you find you’ve come down with Spring Fever and have to get out of town to cure it, I’ve rounded up 12 spots that will do it for you and sorted them by what you might be looking for.
If you’re looking to find sand in your toes and shells in your pocket:
Tybee Island, Georgia
Drive time: 4 1/2 hours
Stay: Tybee Island Inn
Eat: North Beach Bar and Grill
Do: Lose your keys and rent a bike.
See: Tybee Island Lighthouse Museum
It’s the little things…there’s nothing bigger, is there?
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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Drive time: 3 hours and 45 minutes
Stay: OceanWatch Villas at Grand Dunes
Eat: River City Café
Do: Come ready to party. Head to Pawley’s Island or Hilton Head if that’s not your thing.
See: Myrtle Beach Boardwalk & Promenade
Quick beach visit before heading to the snow #byebyemyrtle #buffalobound
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Emerald Isle, North Carolina
Drive time: 5 hours
Stay: Harbor Light Guest House (note: Harbor Light Guest House is actually across the waterway in Cape Carteret. If you’re looking to actually stay in Emerald Isle, go through companies such as Emerald Isle Realty or Bluewater Realty to find a rental home.)
Eat: The Village Market
Do: Emerald Isle Fishing Charters at Emerald Isle Adventures
See: Bogue Inlet Fishing Pier
#whitegolden #whitegoldenretriever
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If you want to Be One with Nature (or yourself):
Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Drive time: 2 hours
Stay: Ridgeway Inn
Eat: Foggy Rock Eatery & Pub
Do: Julian Price Memorial Park
See: The Blowing Rock
Set a fire down in my soul that I can’t contain that I can’t control // last night was a dream 🌻
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Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina
Drive time: 2 1/2 hours
Stay: Switzerland Inn if you’re not looking to camp, Lake Powhatan Campground if you are (note: it doesn’t open until later this month).
Eat: Hawg Wild Bar-B-Que Co.
Do: Canyoneering at Pura Vida Adventures
See: Moore Cove Falls
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Asheville, North Carolina
Drive time: 2 hours
Stay: The Omni Grove Park Inn
Eat: Lafayette Cajun Creole
Do: Gray Line Trolley Tours
See: Biltmore Estate
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If you want to feel completely disconnected from The Real World:
Savannah, Georgia
Drive time: 4 hours
Stay: The Kehoe House
Eat: Café M
Do: Get a Blood Mary and take a tour in a bike taxi (no open container laws)
See: River Street
Could River Street be any more charming?! 😍 [📸: @gloriaerealtor]
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Duck, North Carolina
Drive time: 6 hours
Stay: Sanderling Resort
Eat: Duck Donuts (obviously)
Do: Rent bikes at Duck Cycle
See: Ducktown Boardwalk at sunset
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Lake Lure, North Carolina
Drive time: 1 1/2 hours
Stay: The 1927 Lake Lure Inn & Spa
Eat: Larkin’s on the Lake
Do: Morse Park
See: Lake Lure Flowering Bridge
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If you have no idea what you’re looking for other than a change of scenery:
Charleston, South Carolina
Drive time: 3 1/2 hours
Stay: Zero George Street
Eat: Poogan’s Porch
Do: Take a historic walking tour with Free Tours by Foot
See: The Battery
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Athens, Georgia
Drive time: 3 hours
Stay: Graduate Athens
Eat: Last Resort Grill
Do: Athens Brewery Tours
See: Ride bikes on the Athens part of the Antebellum Trail Bicycle Route
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Greenville, South Carolina
Drive time: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Stay: Swamp Rabbit Inn
Eat: The Trappe Door
Do: Falls Park
See: Dark Corner Distillery
“Wow, what a beautiful day for a walk in Falls Park.” —@hoytst #yeahTHATgreenville
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